The Omaha Daily Bee.
jaSTAHJjISItKJJ 1J), J 871.
OHAJIA, TUESDAY MOBNIKG, DECEMBER 2t, J 1)0 1 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS.
WORLD-WIDE POWER
Unhid Btttei Inpirtunt Factor in UilTirtal
Tbtight nd Action.
ADDRESSES AT NLW FNGIAND DINNER
Jittlci Enwir Talks f "I"";
aid Iufiucos.
HANDS ON LAW OF TRUTH AND JUSTlu
EMratar Darid J. Hill Heiptiai tt Toait
f FatriatUm.
OFFERS N APOLOGIES F6R THE PAST
Minister Wil TlnscfnitK Hnjs China In
Grateful to United Htates nnil
Trusts It .Mr ll i. of
JllHtlCV.
I i.U.ADELPHIA, Dec. 23. Tho twenty
firtt annual banquot of tho Now England
oclety of Pennsylvania was held tonight
In Horticultural hull, covers being laid for
nearly 400 members and guests. (Jucate
v.ero present from Now York, Ilaltlmoro,
waahlnctntl. Hontnn nnd nihnr Mtln. Ait
Blatant United States Attorney General ' ncijiilalllon of territory by any non-Amcrl-Hock,
president of tho society, opened tho ! cn" pow.c.r''. ...
".pcech-maktng with a brief address. In
coming down tho lino of tho Illustrious
Now Englandern Heck mrntloned tho name
of Georgo Dowoy. This woh tho signal for
an outburst of applause, such as was not
ropeatcd during tho remainder of tho even
ing. Tho chairman then Introduced Associate
Justlco David J. Hrewer of tho United
Qtaten supremo court, who responded to
tho toast, "Tho United States; a World
l'owor." Justlco llrowcr'B address wan
frequently punctuated with applause. He
bald:
The twentlotli century brings us fnco to
face with now conditions una wo nru con
pcloim that tho United States of America
liavo becomo a inoro Important fuctor In
tho "world'a thought. Some fancy that
tho Spanish war wrought tho great change.
This is hardly ho. It may liavo cleared
tho air nnd brought us face to fuco with
tho consclousncsfl of tho change, but silent
force of conimcrco nnd religion have been
tit work for years bringing ubout that ro
Dult. Again and ngaln It la stated that tho
United .States liavo now become n world
power. So they liavo, but what la meant
liy tho term 11 world-power and how are
wo to JtiHtlfy our right to that title?
Not by tho maulfestutloi) of military or
liavnl strength.
Wnr Is Not All.
While wars will bo ns wars lmve been
Bnd thuru Is within tho resources of our
country an undlsplayed military and naval
ntrcngth that makes her tho most dan
gerous on laud and sea, yet the duwn of
tho twentieth century cuvalls n greater
national glory tlian can bu won on any
Held of Hirlfo.
AVhllo tbo events of tho Inst two or threo
years havu compelled uu Increase In our
military and naval force, while tho amount
of money which Is called for by tho aecrc
tarlca of wnr nnd navy seem to many too
largo, nnd whllo tho roll of the drum nnd
tho blare of the bugle are morn often
heard, yet .tho uins. or tho pilgrim. will
Hover turn o-ir country over to tho man
on horseback, nor will our dearest laurels
bo crimsoned with tho blood of tho dying
soldier.
We Bhnll desorvo to be called a world-
Iiower liecauso our relations with nil na
lons will bo carried upon tbo highest prin
ciples of truth and Justice, wo stand
In tho council of nations strong enough
to fear no attempt to wrong us; so strum;
that wo cannot afford to wrong any, even
tho weakest nation; strong enough to bu
firmly Just to tho most powerful of na
tions nnil ho strong that wc must bo
kindly Just with tho weakest. Wo must be
frank an woll as honest. Henceforth dip.
lomatlo language must bo something to
reveal and not something to conceal,
thought and purpose, Tho honesty wo must
practice Is not tho honesty of Shylock,
imutsurod only by that which Is enume
rated In tho bond, but thnt of tho Golden
ltule; an honesty which compels us to see
tint other party to tho transaction.
Actual Civil Service Reform.
Tho Justlco In noting some of the signs
And needs of tho times touched on civil
eorvlco reform. In regard to this ho said:
Into all the nvenues of our otllclal life
fa entering civil service reform, l'romo-
t Ion by merit has ceased to bo tho Joke of
the politician and Is coming to bo tho
controlling rule of nil otllclal life, not
merely In tho nrmv and navy, and wo
havo somo very positive assurances In
rcinect to them), nut in nil tho ilenart
merits of olllcl.il life, national, state and
municipal.
Whatever may bo tho present defects In
tho machinery employed to secure tho
desired result and very likely tho de
fects are many, It la ono of tho bright
assurances of tho futuro that the thought
nno purpose nt ino iicopio are turned
In this direction and they will not bu
inwnrtetl,
Tho next speaker was David J. 'Hill, who
took for his theme, "Two Types of Pa
triotism." I If said:
Tho patriotism of plnco has played a
glorious part In tho history of tho world
and has nerved Jierolc men to rlso to heroic
doe ds on many Holds of honor. American
patriotism, ho said, is not born of posses
sion, but of aspiration: not of Intluenco of
place, but tho Inspiration of principles,
Continuing ho said:
A great movement was when tho atrugglo
tor local sovereignty surrendered Its pro
tensions and recognized the reality of tho
nation nnd tho solidity of tho union.
Another great movement was when this
great republic stretched forth Its hand of
pacification over tho Island of Cuba, ront
with Insurrection nnd devastated by lire
nd sword, and consecrated tho sovereignty
Cf a powerful nation to tho work of peace.
I make no argument hero to Justify
tho rccunt course of events, but I tilevo
tho dnya of Washington, Lincoln and Mc
JCInloy arc glorious days In tho hlstoiy of
our country They mark tho triumph of
patriotism of principle over the patriotism
Rf pluco, of otnlcs over geography, nnd of
umanlty over locality.
Never before has our country seemed so
worthy of love and contldcnco as now, for
(lover beforo has tt exhibited greater Jus
tlco or magnanimity. From the humblest
Initialling the nation has risen to a po-
Iltlon of world-wide Inilueneo and It tnav
io trusted 10 wield a moro temporal power
ii u truly 'republican spirit so long as It
ontlnue,s to treasure In Its heart the memo
les of tho Pilgrim and the Puritan.
China tiiiiteful to America,
Wu TIiir Fang, the Chlnoso minister, re-
iponded to tho toast, "A Greeting from tho
Orient."
Minister Wu tpnko briefly, saying that It
was eminently proper that tho New Eng
land society should each year hold celv-
bratton memorallzlug tho laud of tho fath-
btb, as It vs but tho celebration of the
flay of tho New Englandcrs' "political nud
religious liberty."
lie alluded brleiy to tho open door of
the Chinese empire, saying that foreigner
were treated tho samo as natives, saying
there vns no high tariffs In China as the
other countries hud, as, tho Chinese hail ar
ranged tho tariff for China, The oldest na
tion In tho east, ho said, was grateful to
America for all alio had done for China.
America, bo said, would not oppress tha
iveak, but would seo that Justlco was done,
"This country," said Mr. Wu. "will not
enly become a world power, but tho world
power In rommorco and pcaco."
Ilourko Cockran responded to tho toast,
America in tho Twentieth Century."
He was followed by Simon Ford of New
i'ork, Itev. Hockwoll II. Potter of Hart-
CoaMu'ucd on Second Page.)
EARLY ACTIONJS EXPECTED
Mntcmrnt ! tieriiiiinv Looked for
In tin- Vcnr.urliiii
.Situation.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.--Tho foreign oincc,
whllo tt la reticent ns to Germany's specific
plans with regard to Venezuela, and the
time of their execution, given the Impres
sion that something will be done noon. It
1 watching the uprising In Venezuela un
der the leadership of General Luciano Men
zoza. If anything serious should come of
Ills revolutionary movement Germany will
"nil nctlon In the matter until It shall
been seen vlth which party the tie
. j government rests.
The Ilerlln newspapers continue to pub
lish uverythlng available on this subject.
The llcrllner Tagoblatt sums up Germany's
portion In the Venezuelan matter In tho
following words:
"Thin now rebellion Is of tlie utmost con
sequence to our relations with that coun
try. Our position toward the government
of Venezuela would naturally be Influenced
If everything there goes topsy turvy."
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. A dispatch to the
Herald from Ilerlln quotes tho Vosslsche
Zcltung as follows upon the question of tho
Verier, jelnn claims: "Tho matter can cer
tainly bo arranged without coming Into
conlllct with tho United States. We have
only to recall to memory tho words of tho
recent presidential message In which Mr.
Itoosevelt used these expressions:
" 'Wo do not guaranteo any stato ngalnal
punishment If It misconducts Itself, provided
that punishment docs not take the form of
'It will be remembered that two weeks
before that message tho German repre
sentatives In Washington had delivered a
very precise message from Emperor Wil
liam to tho effect that Germany had no
Intention of acquiring land either In South
Amerlen or In tho West indies.
"Therefore, tho relations between Ger
many and America upon thnt point are tho
clearest possible, and It cannot be dllucult
to assert tho demands of Germany In Vene
zuela." CRIMES CHARGED TO LIBERALS
Hnhhcry iiihI Threatened Murder of
.inerleim Commercial Axcnt
In Accusation.
COLON. Colombia, Dec. 23. During tho
absence of tho government soldiers the lib
erals returned to Nombro do Dlos and
looted tho commissary of the Manganese
Mining company, an American concern.
They also threatened tho life of the custo
dian of tho stores, who was forced to Bur-
render his keys. Tho company Is present
ing n claim to tho government for the loss
sustained by It.
On tho nrrlval of tho United States gun
boat Marietta at Nombro do Dlos, nnd sub
sequently when the gunboat General 1'lnzon
reached the same placo with fifty soldiers
on board, tho liberals again disappeared.
After landing the troops nt Nombro do
Dlos tho I'lnzon proceeded to Savanllla.
General Alban haa received a cnble dis
patch announcing the evncuatlon of Tu
maco. Somo of tho revolutionists left there
on board tho Salvadorlan steamer Ibis and
others left by land, Intondlng to attack
Ducna Ventura A stroug government force
haa left Ilucna Ventura to meet, the revolu
tionists. General Alban says that If tbo Monrbo
doctrine could bo mado to provldo compul
sory arbitration to settle all disputes bo
tween South American republics and Eu
ropean nations It would be accepted with
enthusiasm by all thoao republics.
DISASTER OCCURS IN TUNNEL
Otcrhriiil Train, Packed with People,
Net A lire hy Hi
plosion. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23. An explosion In a
fuso box set fire to a train on tho over
head railway at Dingle station today. Hov
oral of tho railway employes were terri
bly burned nnd seven were killed.
It appears that tho burning train on
tcrod a tunnel stored with stacks of
creosoted railroad sleepers; these were also
set on dro nnd tho tunnel became n roar
ing furnnce. Tho corpses of two men
killed wero carried from the tunnel.
Fortunately tho Dlnglo station Is tho
terminus of a railway running along the
docks, otherwise a moro serious disaster
would have occurred.
The accident occurred at C p. ra. The
tralu was packed, but tho majority of tho
passengers had alighted at tho provlous
station. Owing to tho denso volumes of
sinnko hissing from the tunnel It was somo
hours before an entrance to tho tunnel
could bo effected. Many passongers Jumped
from tho burning train and rushed out of
tho tunnel, whllo others wero dragged out
by their fellow travelers In a half suffo
cated condition.
QUEEN'S CONDITION SERIOUS
l'lnn for , Chrlatmna Festivities nt
Ilrltlah lloynl Cnstlo Are
Ahniiilnncil.
LONDON, Dec. 23. Tho Associated Press
learns that tho condition of Queen Alexan
dra la moro serious than had been given
out and that It causes somo anxiety. Doc
tors are In constant attendance upon her
majesty
A bulletin Issued nt noon today says
tho queen Is progressing favorably, hut
that tho oxtenslvo arrangements mado for
Christmas festivities at Samlrlngham, in.
eluding largo ehootlng parties, have all
been upset and that their majesties will
spend Christmas at Marlborough house,
rroiaUet. to liiy en 1 1 km I e.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 22. Replying
to tho protest of the United States charge
d'affaires here. Spiuccr Eddy, against the
I notification issued by the authorities of
! licyrout. Syria, to tho effect that natu-
rallied American citizens must renounce
their naturalization within fifteen days
under penalty of being cxpcllod from Tup
key, tho Turkish foreign minister, Tewfll:
j Pacha, iienled all knowledfto of tho matter,
but promised to Inqulro Into it and give
Mr. Eddy a deflnlto reply on Monday.
.Xureonl Wlri-H to Million,
ST. JOHNS. N. F., Dec. 23. Thcro was no
now development today in the fltuatlon
between Marconi and tbo Anglo-American
Cahlo company. Marconi bent tho follow.
Ing telegram to Thomas A. Edison today:
"Thanks for your very kind Jettor to the
pres. I hope soon to show you wireless
tclcsrnphy working between tho United
States and Europe. I wUh you a happy
ClirUlmas."
.11 a V lluy .Nnpiileon'K Home,
LONDON, Dec. 21. A dispatch to the
Dally Chronicle from Homo says that
queen Alexandra la negotiating tho pur
chase of tho Villa San Martluo at Elba, for
merly occupied by Napoleon,
ENGLAND IS MORE ANXIOUS
British OoTtrinl'tit Wttchu OUtely frtf
iiii f Arjitlni-Uhili Diiputi.
SHWI WILLINGNESS TO ARBITRATE
Sentiment of Two Cnuiitrlr nt Outs
Apparently Favor KIiik's .Media
tion, but Decisive Action
la I.nckliiK.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 23. Secretary Hay
has received a cablegram from United
States Minister Wilson at Santiago de
Chill, confirming the report thnt tho re
sources of diplomacy had been exhausted
In tho effort to settle tho dispute between
Chill nnd Argentina nnd that diplomatic
relations had been broken off through tho
withdrawal from Chill of thu Argentlno
minister. Touching tho proposition email
ntlng from the Argentlno sldo to refer tho
dispute to Great Britain as an arbitrator,
the Chilian representatives elalnt that this
was their original proposition. This being
tho case, It Is believed thcro Is a way
open for a peaceful adjustment of tho
trouble.
Iteportn of Protocol.
VALPARAISO (Via Galveston, Tex.). Dec.
23. It Is reported hero that the Govern
ments of Argentlnn and Chill havo signed
a protocol by which they ngrco to submit
tho questions pending between them to tho
arbitration of Great Drltaln.
1IUENOS AYIIES, Dec. 21. During the
conference between President Hoca nnd W.
A C. Harrington the president of Argen
tina explained to the British minister thu
circumstances which havo led to tho pros-
nt dlflleulty between Argentina and Chllt.
Prwldent Hoca laid especial stress on the
efforts mado by Argentina to secure an
nmlcnblo settlement of tho trouble ns well
as upon tho craftluoss which ho nsfcrtcd
Chill had employed In order to nvold ar
riving nt such a settlement. Tho Hrltlsh
minister will send n detailed report of theso
circumstances to his homo government.
Assurances of Anilt)'.
Tho newspapers published here assuro
their readers that several powers stand
ready to offer their good olllces to mediate
tho dllllculty, but that Argentina does not
consider that tho moment has yet arrived
for cither accepting or refusing such
offers. According to tho Trlbuna Senor
Concha RulHircaseaux, the Chilian minister,
will lcnvo hero.
The chamber of deputies this afternoon
voted to accept tho proposal to prohibit
tho exportation of horses and mules. To
morrow the chamber will discuss an Inter
pellation asking that Senor Alcorta ex
plain tho present status of tho Chilian
matter.
El Dlarlo publishes a dispatch from San
tiago do Chill saying that It Is rumored
there that negotiations will bo re-established
with Senor Subcrcaseaux at Huenoa
Ayreo.
May Arbitration la Impossible.
Tho patriotic demonstrations growing
out of the possibility of war with Chill
wero renewed hero today. Tho Chilian
minister here, Senor Concha Suborcnsoux,
haa not received any Instructions lu regard
to thu course he Is to pursue now thnt tho
Argentlno minister has been recalled from
Santiago.
An editorial article In the Passu says
tho lntccruptlon of tho relations between
tho two countries must necessarily bo of
short duration, ns they aro mobilizing their
reserves nnd could not afford to Biipport
them under arms wero a long period to
clapso before diplomatic relations aro re
Htimed. Therefore this stato oft affairs
cannot bo prolonged, as otherwise both
countries would bo uselessly ruined, In
which caso tho arbitration of a friendly
nation will bo iinablo to remedy tho evil
done nnd would only bo nblo to find n pal
liativo for it.
It was possible somo ttmo ago to submit
the whole matter to arbitration, but such a
course Is now Impossible. Thu decision of
tho arbitrator could not bo given beforo
two moro years havo elapsed and tho conn
tries could not remain all that time on a
war footing, Thereforo a radical solution
of the question Is necessary. Tho paper ad-
vis;s tho Argentlno government to Invlts
Chill to accept a direct and Immediate, ar
rangemcut or be prepared for war.
Olllelals In Conference.
Tho British minister hero, Sir W. A. C.
Harrington, had a long confcrcnco last
evening with President Roca. Tho Argon
tine licet, divided Into four divisions
will tako part In extensive maneuvers next
month, The two principal divisions aro
ready to put to sea at tho first signal.
Colonel Pablo Hlccherl, tho minister of
war, has Informed President Hoca that ho
has available 600 locomotives and 4,000 cars,
and that on forty-eight hours' notice ho can
transport 80,000 men to tho frontier.
It Is estimated that the maintenance of
the army which will bo mobilized by Feb
ruary 14, will Involve an annual oxpcndl
turo of 65.000.000 plasters. About 8,000 men
havo already signed the rolls of tho Uru
gunyan volunteer leglou.
A dispatch from Santiago says President
Hlesco has declared that tho recall of the
Argentlno minuter, Dr. Alcorta, from tho
cnpltal cannot havo any serious conse
quences, nddlng that the minister in re
turning to Argentina Is taking advantage of
a lcavo of absence which has been granted
him by his government. President Hlesco
continues confident that tho negotiations
In progress will shortly result In a pacific
solution of tho problem now engrossing tho
attention of tho statesmen of the two coun
tries,
Hrltlsh i:es Are .Strained.
LONDON. Dec. 23. The Hrltlsh govern
ment Is watching tho progress of tho dis
pute botween tho Chilian nnd tho Argen
tine republics with considerable anxloty. A
representative of tho Associated Press was
Informed today that neither sldo has as yo
approached tho Hrltlsh foreign otllce. If
both Chill and Argentina request Grea
Hrltaln to arbitrate the matters In dispute
botween them, Lord Lansdowue, tho foreign
secretary, will promptly acquiesce.
Hut tho statement of Dr. Alcortn, the
Argentlno minister of foreign affairs, that
Argentina haa referred tho matter to tho
arbitration of tho British govcrnmont un
dor tho agreement of 1S9S, appears to bo
Inaccurate, for the foreign alike says tho
present contention Is qulto beyond the
powers of that commission.
Tint Merely llouiiUnry Line,
As tho foreign office understands tho caso
It Is not ono relative to the boundary bo
tweeu tho two countries, but ns to where,
Chill has tho right to build neutral roads
In the disputed territory. This commission
of which Lord Macnaghten Is pronldent
has been sitting In London for nearly tw
years and Is now almost ready to go an
personally Inspect tho disputed boundaries
For various reasons, hnwovcr, the de
(.Continued on Second I'agoA.
REVIVE SISSETON AGENCY
cantor rinmble Snlil tn Have n l'lnn
to Hcatore. Control to n.
.South Dnknlnii,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. (Special Tele-
gram.) A movement IS on foot which prom
ises to bring ngaln Into promlnenco the
(fairs of tho Slnsetou Indian agency In
oath Dakota. Early In the spring the sec
retary of the Interior placed tho affairs of
tho Slssctons In the hands of n bonded
school superintendent, thus dispensing with
the services of Agent Johnson. Now the
South Dakota delegation is advancing tho
proposition to rcsuscltato tho agency nnd
rglng a prominent South Dakotan lor the
ppolntmcnt, Indian Commissioner Jones
Is opposed to placing the affairs of tho Sis-
setons on nny ngenoy basis and believes tho
business of these Indians should continue
to bo administered byja school mipcrln
tendent. It Is understood that Senator
Gamble will offer nn amendment to tho
Indian bill, making available the salary and
providing for tho appointment of an agent
t Slsscton. f
Department ,'.iilr.
These Nebraska rural freo delivery routes
avc been ordered established Februnry 1:
lltirchard, Pawnee county; nrea, seventy
squaro miles; population, 1000: J, S. liar-
rod, C. E. Milks, carriers. Coreseo, Satin-
ilera county; forty square mllttr, popula
tion C50; William T. March, carrier. Pal
myra, Otoo county; thirty-two square
miles: population, COO; luteins n. Miller,
carrier. Raymond, Lancaster county.
thirty-eight squaro miles; population, 500:
John C. Mlgh, carrier. Siromsburg, Polk
ounty; Bevcnty-nlno snuaro miles: notuilR-
Hon, 1,200; C. H, HarbcrV S. J. Harleas,
carriers.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Will
iam McHrlde, Ough, Dundy county, vice
William Ough, resigned. Lora Forgueon,
Phillips, Hamilton county, vice W, A. Har
rison, resigned. F. F. Oarllclt, Quick, Fron
tier county, vlca W. W. Quick, resigned,
R. O. Williams, Sawyer, Fillmore county,
Ico A. J. Porter, resigned.
The pontofllco at Trent, Moody county, S.
D., becomes a domestic money order olllce
January 2.
Otto Aston of Nebraska City, Neb., and
o Pcrclvnl of Wlnterset, la., aro ad
mitted to practice beforo the Interior de
partment. Theso postolncea havo been ordered dis
continued Nebraska Mahlon, Polk county.
Iowa Ulg Spring, Wnyno county; Eureka,
Adams county; Forest Home, PowesholK
county; Green Castlo, Jasper county.
PLANS TO RELEASE MISS STONE
Progress In .Vcuotlatloua la Slow and
No Immediate Terms Are
K.tpectcil.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Sneneer -fi-rtilv
United Stntea chargo at Constantinople, has
adopted n new and Ingenious plan for fle-
curlng tho relenso of Miss Stone. Naturally
tho olllelals do not caro to make public any
details of this project, lest publicity causo
Its failure. Mr Dickinson, consul gen
eral nt Constantinople, wholhas been work-
ng hard In Miss Stone's bJJmlt, has again
complained bitterly to the'tMitd department
of the evil effect upcu his (.itr(.rlbw ui
tho freo newspaper publications In this
case.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 23. A eorre
epondeut hero of tho Associated Press was
uformcd at tho American legation that no
agreement had been arrived at with tho
brigands who hold Miss Stono captivo
concerning tho mlsslonnry' release, nnd
that It was unlikely that anything would
bo nottled In this connection for another
ten days.
Advices rccolved hero from Sofia aro to
tho effect that M. Tllka has heard that
Mme. Tsllka, his wifo, Is doing well, but
cannot bo moved for another week. T-ho
same advices say Miss Stone Is nlso well,
PERMITS T0S0UTH AFRICA
(irunteil Only tn Persons Glvlnx
Satisfactory Financial Qnnl-IllL-atlon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. The Stato dc
partmont has received from Mr. White,
secretary of embassy at London, undor dato
of December 6, a copy of a notice rccolved
by him from the Drltlsh Foreign odlco In re
gnrd to permits for persons desiring to pro
ceed to South Africa. Lord Lansdowno, in
forwarding tho notice, calls attention to
tho fourth paragraph, which states that
subjects of foreign powers who may wish to
procoed to South Africa from ports In the
United Kingdom can obtain a permit on
production of satisfactory evidence from
their respective embassies or delegations
In London.
Each application for a permit must pro
duco a certificate to show that ho Is In
possession of nt least 100 (tlSC) or Is In
a position to maintain himself on arrival
In South Africa; that tho objoct of hlu Jour
ney Is bona fido nnd that ho Dob not been
deported or sent out of his country ns an
Indigent.
MAKES CALL ON PRESIDENT
Hooker T. tVnshliiKtun Thanirht to
He Confer r I n tr nn Southern
Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 23. Booker T
Washington, president of tho Tuskogeo
Normal institute at Tuakegeo, Ala., was
with tho president for a considerable tlmo
today. Ho was received In tho cabinet
room. Whllo ho wns talking to tho prcal
dent Secretary Hitchcock arrived nnd Mr.
Washington left lu company with tho sec
retary of tho Interior. Mr. Washington dc
cllned to mako any statement as to his
business with tho president, but It Is be
lieved that they discussed southern ap
polutmcnts.
SCHLEY GETS PRIZE MONEY
Admiral's Hhnrc for Sunt limn Services
Amounts tn Three Thou
sand Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 23. Tho Treasury
department today drew a warrant In favor
of Hear Admiral Schley for 13,331, his sbaro
of tho prlzo money due him for tho destruc
tion of the Spanish fleet at Santiago July 3,
1S9S.
SPENDS HOLIDAYS IN CAPITAL
President Seeks Hesplte from OfUolnl
Duties nail Will Attend to
t'rucnt lliislness Only,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. President
Roosevelt's present Intention Is to remain
In Washington during tho holiday week,
but he desires to obtain a reiplto from otll
clal duties and will see only such visitors
as have urgent and Important public busi
ness to present.
MACLAY ASRS FORMAL TRIAL
DiipuUi rrtildut'i Right U Dluhtrgt
Iim Without IiTiuijra.titn.
MAKES APPLICATION FOR A HEARING
Seeretnrr I.imur Ititlmntra that Maclny
Will He Summarily Iteiaoveil It
lie Hefusea to Obey l'rea.
ldent's Order.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Edgar Stanton
Maclay, whose connection with tho Schley
caso led President Roosevelt to request his
resignation ns special laborer to tho navy,
made formal demand today for trial by
usual naval procedure. Ho averred that hi a
caBo camo undei tho civil scrvlco law and
that ho could not bo dismissed without
formal charges, trial ami couvlctlou. Thu
request for his resignation wa sent to him
by Hear Admiral Darker, enmmnnder of tho
navy yard at HrooUlyn, nnd ho replied at
onco by letter formally sotting forth his
position.
Discussing tho case Maclay said:
Tho president cannot havo me dismissed
under the law, as 1 seo It. 1 do not seo
how ho can fore, mc out.
Appeals to Civil Service.
I am protected by tbo civil service laws
enacted by congress, whoso enactmonts
tho president If. bm-tul to execjtc 1 ilo
not Know positively, but 1 bellevu that
my position under tho civil service fur-
ntsnes mo a compicto protection so mug
n I vlnbilo in, rules of the service, anil
that I havo not done, and that I have so
stnted lu my letter to the coininaudunt lu
answer to the request for my resignation.
No. I d d not sav that tho president Is
as bad as tho czar of ltussla. 1 have dono
nomine morn than write the commandant
and ask that churgeii be preferred lualnst
me, unit I win uo tunning more just now.
1 havo not been suspended, and am work
ing hero today ns 1 have been doing for
fifteen months. 1 have tried to do my
duty here and have broken no rules, and
shall simply stand by my rights more for
t tie nrincliuo or tin. matter 1 11:111 anytiuug
else. To.1 my position here nays me very
little, and Is chlelly valuable because of
tho cxpcrlc'icc and information It affords
mo us material for my books.
Hear Admiral Harkcr forwarded Maclay's
letter to Washington.
President's Order -Will Prevail.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Secretary Long
said tonight that be had not received the
reply of Mr. Maclay to tho request for his
resignation. Pending Its receipt the see
rotary said he did not wish to enter Into
a discussion of tho matter for publication.
In his Informal discussion of tho matter
today Secrotary Long mado It perfectly
plain that tho president's Intentions lu re
gard to Maclay would bo carried out re
gardless of the tatter's declaration that he
Is protected by civil service rules. It Is
expected If ho docs not resign ho will bo
removed summarily.
DENMARK WILL TAKE A VOTE
Decide by l'lelilselle nn to
Cession
of Danish West
I miles,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Tho
negotia
nt the
tlons between tho governments
United Stntea and Denmark Jnoklrui to, the
cessions of tho Danish West Indies nre
dragging. No substantial progress has
been mado since last week. Tho latest sug
gestion from tho Danish side is that tho
people of the Islands shall by a plebiscite
decldo whether or not they shall bo ceded
to tho United States. Tho outcome of such
a, tint cannot bo foretold, for tho strong
feeling of attachment for tho mother coun
try on tho ono hand might bo offset by tho
great trade advantages expected to follow
the cession of tho Islands to tho United
States. '
ASKS WITHDRAWAL OF NAME
President Hecelves TelcKrnphln He
quest of Charles 1 Wenneher, the
Itceently Appointed Collector.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Charles F. Wcn
nokcr, who was nominated for the position
of collector of Internal rovenuo for tho St.
Louis district Just beforo tho holiday recess
of congress, but whose nomination was not
confirmed, has telegraphed tho president to
withdraw his name. '
Wenneker was not nn nvowed cnndldnto
for this position, hut was selected by the
president na a compromise between tho op
posing factions In Missouri.
ALGER CONTINUES To GAIN
Former Seeretnry of Wnr In Knvor
nhlu Condition and Sllicht
H 11 Ifer 1 11 k
DETROIT, Dec 23. At 11 p. m. the fol
lowing bulletin wns given out by tho sur
gcoiiK attending General Alger:
General Alger's condition Is favorabloj
pulso, 78; temperature, 09.8: spirits good,
and ho Is suffering less pain than at tiny
tlmo slnco the operation wns performed.
II. W. LONOYEAIt, M. I).
C. G. JENNINGS, M. D.
fienernl W. II. .Sciiiiians ill,
WASHINGTON, Doc. 23. General Wil
liam H. Seamana, adjutant general of tho
stato of California, Is dangerously 111 here,
tho result of nu attack of Inflammatory
rheumatism, which has left his heart In a
very weakened stntc.
Ho camo to Washington nearly two wooks
ngo on business connected with thu Cali
fornia National guard and naval mtlltla nnd
was prostrated thn day after his nrrlval.
Mrs. Scamans, who accompanied him east,
but who went to Now Yark on a visit, waB
summoned shortly after tho attack and has
been at his bedsldo over since. General
Scamans Is 67 years of ago and tho gravest
fears aro entertained aB to tho outcome of
his Illness.
Tho attending physicians, after n con
sultation of eovernl hours, announced at 1
o'clock this morning thnt General Sea
man's caao la not hopeless, Thoy will re
sort to oxygen treatment tomorrow.
.Senator Metvell Galim .StreiiKth.
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 23. United States
Senator Sowoll, who Is seriously 111 at hla
homo here, passed another comfortable dav.
His physicians say ho has gained somo
strength during tho last forty-eight hours
nnd there Is no apprehension on tholr part
of serious cbango In the patlent'a condition
at this tlmo.
Cnptnlu Cook Nome Hetter,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. At tho United
Statos Naval hospital It was stated today
that Captain Francis A. Cook's condition
was a little better, although ho Is confined
to hU bed and kept very quiet. His sons
are now with him.
fiorernor ItoKcrs Is Iletter,
SEATTLE, Wftsh., Dec. 23.-A special
to The Times from Olympla saya that
Governor Rogers wiih rostlng easier last
night. Ho has a mild form of pneumonia
and thcro la no causo for alarm over his
condition.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nibraska Haiti or Snow and
Colder Tuesday; Wednesday Fair, North
west Winds.
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RATHBUN ISF0UND GUILTY
Convicted on Clinrue of ManslntiKhtcr
ami Asls for ew
Trial.
JEFFERSON V1LLE, Itid.. Dec. 23. New
ell C Hathbun. who wan tried on the
chargo of murdering Charles Goodman by
giving him poison, waa found guilty of
manslaughter and bis punishment wns fixed
nt two to twenty-ono years' Imprisonment.
As Hathbun Is under 2S years of ago ho will
bo confined In tho reformatory nt Jeffcr
tnuvUlo If ho has tt) serve a sentence.
Tho Jury, which had been consider
ing tho case slnco Saturday afternoon, re
ported nt 10 o'clock tonight. Rnthbuna
attorneys asked for a new trial and the
motion will be nrcucd lator.
Charles Goodman, Rathbuti's alleged vic
tim wns found dend last month In n hotel
In this city nftcr ho had tipent somo time
with Hathbun. His body was shipped to
Llttlo Hock, Ark., whero Hathbuu's wlfo
lives, as that of Hathbun, on whoso tlfo
an Insurance policy for $1,000 had been Is
sued. Following tho discovery that tho
body was not Hathbun came Hathbun'H nr
nut nt Louisville, whero ho had enlisted
under nnothcr nnmo lu tho United States
army. Tho corpse was later Identllled ns
that of Charles Goodman, 11 wanderer who
camo to Ixiuhvlllo from Evntisvlllo, Ind.,
and met Hnthbun In front of the Salvation
army headquarters hero.
PREDICTS WAR WITH CUBA
Visitor to Island Sujs Desire for An
nexation Will I. cinl to In
surrection. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 2.1. "You will
see Insurrection on tho Island of Cuba be
foro a year has passed," said Dr. F. O.
Young, who returned tonight from n visit
to his nrothcr, Lieutenant Luclen Young,
who hns recently been relieved na captain
of tho Havana port.
Dr. Young says that the thinking class
of Cubans doslro annexation nnd that If
tho question was submitted to a vote It
would carry. As matters staud ho predicts
that the Cubans will prove Incapable of
self-government nud thnt their unrestrnlned
prejudices and the Ignorance and discon
tent of a certain class will soon result In
uprisings. Ho saya that a number of of
ficers to whom hu talked shared this view,
that annexation was the hopo of tho Island.
TO PROMOTE RECIPROCITY
Westerners .Meet tu I.ny I'laiis for
llettei- Trade Itclnt Ions
with Mexico,
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec, 23. Fifty represen
tatives of tho agricultural, livestock and
commercial Interests of the west aro In
session hero today at the call of Governor
Stanley to organise an association to pro
mote reciprocity with Mexico and other
Latln-Amrrlcnn countries with special ref
erence to tho products of tho west.
A permanent organization will be fnrmod
and u ronvcutlon held Inter, In which all
tho business interests of tho west and the
governor.") of tho western htates will be In
vited to participate. The matter of urging
congress to Include In the ship subsidy bill
such provisions ns will Increase shipping
on tho Gulf of Mexico between ports wliero
no regular lino of trahio now exists will bo
discussed.
MAKE FATAL RESISTANCE
One .11 11 11 Killed anil Another Wounileil
In Kliiht with Two
Olllcers.
DALHART, Tex., Dec. 23. Ono man wan
killed and another mortally wounded during
a light hero today, In which Deputy Sheriff
John L. Sullivan nnd J. V. Cammack at
tempted to arrest Thomas Meyers and A. L.
Tlmmermnn on a chargo of murder. When
Sullivan ordered Meyers and Tlmmerman
to surrender, It la claimed, ono of them at
tempted to d-'aw a rovolvor, when tho Bhoot
lng began.
Gua Hock, n bystander, wns killed and
Paul Hlnlnger, nnothcr non-partlclpant,
wnH mortally wounded, whllo Meyers, ono
of tho men wanted, was shot In tho cbln.
At tho coroner's Inquest Sullivan was ex
onerated from nil blame.
TO FORM CHAIN OF PLANTS
Union I.eail nnil Oil Company
Kx-
tends Line of Industries
Westward.
NEW YOnK, Dec. 23. It waa announced
today that tho Union Lead anil Oil company
has comploted plana to extend Its operat
ing facilities anil that for this purpose It
haa acquired options on proporty In Chicago,
St. Louis nnd scvcrnl western points. It
Is tho purposo of tho company to establish
a chain of plants In tho lending cities from
New York to tho Pacific coast.
BRYAN ACCENTS INVITATION
.VehrnsUan Will Attend Mcctlurr of
Common wealth Club In
Hostnii.
BOSTON, Dec. 23. At tho meeting of tho
oxecutlvo committee of tho Commonwealth
Club of .Massachusetts this evening a lat
ter from Hon. William J, Hrynn was read,
accepting an Invitation from tho club to
become Its guest nt ft banquot to bo given
Thursday evening, January 9.
Cuttle Do Xut .Huhr,
FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 23.-Iteporta
received herefrom tho Panhandle of Texan
and western Oklahoma Indicate that tho
recent cold snup bad no material damaging
offecta on tho cattle Intercsta tu those sec
tions. This statement Is corroborated by
prominent railroad nnd livestock men
who huvo Just completed a tour ot Okla
homa und Texas.
Movements of Ocean Vessels, Dee, 2,1,
At New York Arrived: Prlnzessnn, from
Hamburg; Kron I'rlnz Wllhelm, from Bre
men. At Glbrnlter Arrived: Tain, from Now
York, for Genoa and Nnples. Sailed:
Travo, from Genoa and Naples, for New
York.
At Genoa Arrived; Columbia, frnm Now
vorK. via .-Naples.
At Murcrau-Halled: Palatlnla, for Port
land. Ore.
At Glasgow Sailed: Mongolian, for Now
vorK; jNorwegnin. tor itoaton.
At Fernando Noronha Passed! Cvclo.
from Bun Francisco, via Corouel, for Lou-
0.0 u.
SHAW FOR CABINET
Itwt. QtTtntr ii Sujrgtitid at Bucctsur
t Bicritarr flagi.
LEAVES DES MOINES FOR WASHINGTON
Htrrln Btortt Trip AfUr Tlijrrm fro
tht FrtiUtit.
BELIEF EXPRESSED THAT HE WILL ACCEPT
Whitt Etuis Biporti Trumrj NrtftlU
Politicly rid.
DERRICK PROPOSED AS SECOND CHOICE
Crane I'lnils lie Cannot Accept, Orrlnir
to Domestic nnil Hiislncsn Com
plications Tuft u Proposed
for n l'lace.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) It Is announced In official circles
here tonight thnt Gove'rnflr Lcsllo M. Shaw
of Iowa has been tendered the olllce of sec
rotary of the treasury to succeed Secrotarv
Gage. President Roosevelt Is waiting to
henr from Governor Shaw about tho matter
and In the event of his refusal It In said
Myron T. Merrick of Cleveland will be of
fered tho treasury portfolio. Senators Al
lison nnd Dolllver have been using their
Influence with tho president In Mr. Shaw's
belinlf and lu addition numbers of oth"r
senators havo been Importuned In favor of
Iowa's executive. Should Governor Shaw
accept tho tender, this would glvo Iowa two
representatives In the cabinet, ns Jamea
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, halls from
thnt Etivte.
At tho Washington office of tho Associated
Press tonight It wns said with authority that
a tender of tho olllce of secretary of tho
treasury to succeed Secrotary Gago had
been mado to Governor Shaw, but It waa
understood there that up to a Into hour to
night no response had been received from
Governor Shaw to tho Inquiries sent him.
At tho White House uo Information wan
obtainable pending a dollnttu authorization
of tho fact that a successor to Secretary
Gago had been obtnlned.
Miiiiv Starts lor the Mast,
DES MOINES, Dec. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor L. M. Shaw started for
Washington tonight tu response tn n tele
gram from President Roosevelt requesting
n conference. Tho governor's departure;
was mado very quietly, after an attempt to
keep tho fact from tbo press. He declined
to make public tho text of tho prtaldent's
message.
Pressed earlier lu tho evening for a stato
mcnt regarding thn report from Washington
that ho was to bo Invited Into President
Roosevelt's cabinet ns secretary of thn
treasury, Governor Shaw denied that ho
bad been offered tho position nud said: "All
I know about tho matter Is rumor. Hutuor
haa reached mo thnt I am to be offered tho
place. 1 ItnnW that prorululint New York
baukers have urged tho president to uppoint
me."
Governor Shaw declined to any whether
ho would accept n cabinet place. Inasmuch
as, ho atated, no placo h 1 been offered
him. Hla closo political friends hero be
lieve ho will accept.
Previous to Governor Sunw's departure
nothing ilcflnlto could bo learned as to tho
truth of tho rumor that ho had been offered
tho treasury portfolio. Governor Shnw was
In tho city nil day, but waa buay with h b
biennial mrssago and kept closeted to llnian
It up. Provlous rumors of this kind hnd
not attracted much attention here, because
It wna believed that Iowa could not ha of
fered two places In the cabinet, nnd It was
bclloved that Secretary Wilson did not con
template retiring.
Crane Declines the
WASHINGTON, Dec.
PoM.
2.1. Governor
Crnno of Massachusetts has
declined tho
treasury portfolio tendered
to him hv
President Hooacvolt Inst Friday. It w a
officially announced nt tho Whlto lltiiiin
today that- ho had declined for buslnem
nnd domestic reasons.
Tho announcement of Governor Crane's
declination followed a conference botween
thn president nnd Senator Lodge after tho
latter had talked with Governor Crano over
tho long distance telephone. Ono of tho
names suggested at tho Whlto Iloueo today
after It was known that Governor Crano
would r.ot accept was that of Colonel Myron
T. Horrlck of t'lovcland. Colonel HcrrlcL
Is nt tho head of 0110 of tho largest Ma
laga Institutions In tho country and' has had
a wide experience In financial affairs. Ho
waa a warm personal friend of tho late
President McKinley and It Is understood
was promised a foreign mission.
BOSTON, Dec. 23. Governor Crnno gavo
out tho following statement hero this after
noon:
I havo felt obliged to decline tho appoint
ment of secrotary of thn treasury tendered
mo by tho president on account of Illness
In my family and Inability to arrange my
business affairs at such short notice.
That was all tho governor would say. It
Is understood that hla reference to Illness
In hla family Is bused on tho fact that his
mother Is nn Invalid and on that account
ho does not caro to lcavo his Dalton home.
Derrick Talks of Commission for Tuft,
CLEVELAND, Dec. 23. -Colonel Myron T.
Horrlck returned to Cleveland from Now
York City tonight. Regarding tho mention
of his nnmo aa successor to Secretary of
tho Treasury Gage ho said ho had no offer
for tho position and all that ho know about
his going Into tho cabinet was what ap
pears In tho press dispatches. Colonel Hor
rlck said that Judgu Tuft of tho Philippine
commission Is on hla wny to tho Unltei
Stntcs and that on hla arrival Judge Tafi
might bo given a cabinet position, nnd thai
if such proved to hoHho caso no othor Ohlc
man could oxpect a cabinet portfolio.
Leslie Mortimer Shaw was born In Morris
town, Vt., Novombcr 2, 1818; wbb gradu
ated from Cornell college-, Mt. Vernon, 111.,
1871, and from Iowa College of Iiw In
1876, Ho received tho degreo of L.L. D.
from Simpson college Ho was uinrrlcd Do
cember 0, 1877, to AIlco, daughter of Jamoi
Cranshaw of Clinton county, Iowa. Ilo was
engaged In law practlco slnco 1S70 at Den
Ison, la,, and was president of tho Hank
of Donlson and also tho Hank of Manila.
Ho occasionally took part In political cam
paigns as ft republican tipcakcr, and galne
promlnenco as n McKinley advocnto In tin
campaign of 1800. He waa twlco eleote
governor of Iowa, his terms beginning It
1898 and extending until 1902. Ho has foui
times represented tho Des Moines confer
ence In tho quadrennial confcrcnco of tht
Methodist Episcopal church, Though his of
ficial residence Is lu Dos Moines ho hat
maintained hi homo In Denlson, Ho bat
been mentioned ot late by nrdent frlcndl
prominent In the republican party at (
presidential possibility,